Shampoo bottle holder



Nov. 25, 1958 N. LEGMAN 2,861,766

- SHAMPOO BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Feb. 10, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 "WWW NATHAN LEGMAN INVENTOR.

- Nov. 25, 1958 N. LEGMAN 2,861,766

. SHAMPOO BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Feb. 10, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

BY NATHAN LEGMAN 2,861,766 Patented 'Nov'. 25, 1958 BUTTLE YHDIEDER Nathan -L'egman, Brnx, Y.

Application February 10, 1956, Serial No. 564,784 l- Clairn. 16161248 324) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottle holders and bath or shower accessories.

More particularly, the present invention proposes the construction of an improved shampoo bottle holder which can be used in bath or shower to hold a shampoo bottle easily and conveniently accessible for use.

As a further object, the present invention proposes forming the shampoo bottle holder so that a shampoo bottle can readily be removably mounted on and safely held by the holder and shampoo dispensed from the bottle without removing the bottle from the holder.

Still further, the present invention proposes constructing the holder with a curved suspension rod with locking means to hold the rod in one shampoo bottle upright position when shampoo is not being used and the shampoo bottle is closed and in another shampoo bottle tilted position when shampoo is being or to be used and the shampoo bottle is open.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bath and shower with a shampoo bottle holder constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a shampoo bottle and of the bottle holder.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a front view similar to Fig. 3 but with the bottle removed.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig; 2 but with the suspension rod moved to another position and the bottle cap removed and held by the holder.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the structure as shown in Fig. 5 but with part of the rod broken away.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 77 of Fig. 2 but showing the rod depressed for turning to the position of Fig. 5

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 but showing the rod half turned to the position of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Figs. 7 and 8 but showing the rod fully turned to the position shown in Fig. 5 and no longer depressed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the shampoo bottle holder of the present invention is designated generally by the reference numeral 15.

Holder has a bar or long flat plate 16 with a lower bottle holding shelf end portion 17 and an upper end portion 18. The lower bottle holding shelf end portion 17 extends at right angle outwardly from the front 19 of the intermediate portion 20 of the bar 16. I

A shampoo bottle 21 rests on the top 22 of the lower bottle holding shelf end portion 17 of the bar 16. A flexible expandible spring band 23 having ends 24 and United States Patent 'Ofiice '25pivotally connected by brackets 26 and 27 to'the intermediate portion 20 of bar 16 provides holding means "removably to hold the shampoo'bottle 21 on the 'lower b'ottle holding 'shel'f end por'tion -17 of bar 16.

Upper end portion 18 ofbar 1'6'has a sleeve 28'and-a =lock key slot opening 29 havin'gan upper notch 30 and side wing notches'S I-and 32 and acenter notch 33.

A curved suspension rod 34 is'provided with an upper end 35 having an eye or'hook portion 36 to which a bord or-suspension string 'or member 37 maybe attached and a lower end 38 rotaltably connected with the upper end portion I8-of bar 16. I

The lower-'end38 of rod 34 is rotatably mountedinthe sleeve 28. Rod 34 is round in cross section except for a flattened tapering key tip 39 having ears or wings 40 and 41 which removably fit or seat in the upper notch 30 of the lock key slot opening 29 in the upper portion 18 of bar 16 and also bear against the bottom 42 of the sleeve 28. The side wing notches 31 and 32 are of a size to permit the wings or ears 40 and 41 to pass through when they are below the upper notch 30 and in the center notch 33. The key tip 39 provides locking means for the rod removably seating in the lock key slot opening 29 and more particuflarly in upper notch 30 of the opening 29.

A coil spring 44 encircles the rod 34 adjacent to and spaced from the flattened tapering key tip 39. One end 45 of spring 44 is secured to the rod 34 as by solder or weld 46 and the other end 47 of the spring bears against the upper edge 48 of the sleeve 28.

When ear or wing 40 is in the upper notch 30 of the lock key slot opening 29 in bar 16, the curved suspension rod is in the position shown in Fig. 2. In this position, the eye or 'hook portion 36 and the upper end of the rod 34 is disposed over the lower bottle holding shelf end portion of the bar and over the center of gravity of the bottle 21 to hold the bottle suspended upright when the cord or suspension string 37 is secured to a shower curtain rod 49 (Fig. 1) or the like.

When the ear or wing 41 is in the upper notch 30 of the lock key slot opening 29 in bar 16, the curved suspension rod is in the position shown in Fig. 5. In this position, the upper end of rod 34 is disposed in an opposite direction behind and away from the lower bottle holding shelf end portion of the bar 16 and the bottle 21 is held suspended in a slightly tipped or tilted position for pouring and dispensing shampoo. A clip 50 is provided on the bottom of the lower bottle holding shelf end portion of the bar 16 conveniently and removably to hold the cap 51 of the bottle 21 when the cap is removed.

To rotate the rod 34 from one locked position to another, the rod is depressed as indicated by the arrows in Figs. 7 and 8 and turned as indicated in Fig. 8. When the rod has been turned to the proper desired position pressure downwardly is released and an ear or wing seats in the locking slot to hold it in such position.

It is to be understood that the bottle holder will accommodate bottles and caps of various sizes and shapes made of any suitable material.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1s:

A shampoo bottle holder comprising a bar with an integral lower bottle holding shelf end portion and an upper end portion, a curved suspension rod having an upper end for suspending and a lower end rotatably connected with the upper end portion of the bar, locking means to hold selectively the rod either in one rotated position with the upper end of the rod disposed over the lower bottle holding shelf end portion of the bar or in another rotated position with the upper end of the rod disposed in the opposite direction away from and behind the lower bottle holding shelf end portion of the rod, and

holding means removably holding a shampoo bottle on V the lower bottle holding shelf end portion of the bar, said connection between the rod and bar including a sleeve on the upper end portion of the bar, said upper end portion of the bar having a lock key slot, said lower end of the rod being rotatably mounted in the sleeve, said locking means being a key tip on the lower end of the rod removably seating in the lock key slot, and a spring secured to the rod and bearing against the sleeve removably holding the key tip of the lower end of the rod seated 4 in the lock key slot, said holding means being a flexible spring band having ends pivotally connected With the bar intermediate the end portions of the bar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,165,840 Brutus Dec. 28, 1915 1,439,813 Hance Dec. 26, 1922 1,545,889 Everson July 14, 1925 1,824,941 Winder Sept. 29, 1931 1,966,648 Ryberg July 17, 1934 2,174,329 ONeill Sept. 26, 1939 2,693,864 Ferro Nov. 9, 1954 OTHER 7 REFERENCES American Machinist, August 12, 1948, page 153, upper left, hanger for supporting drums. 

